Relief From Fatigue In Cancer Survivors With The Aid Of Acupressure
2/25/2011
As thousands of breast cancer survivors battle persistent fatigue, a Michigan State University nursing researcher is studying whether acupressure - a technique where physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow or various devices - can help alleviate symptoms...
Seeking Out Sentinel Lymph Nodes Of Breast Cancer Patients Using Microbubbles To Light The Way
2/25/2011
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nonsurgical methods for identifying critical lymph nodes to help doctors determine courses of treatment for breast cancer patients. The "sentinel lymph node" is routinely biopsied or removed and dissected to determine the likelihood that the cancer has spread beyond the breast. Dr...
Women with an aggressive type of early-stage breast cancer (HER2-positive disease) given trastuzumab (Herceptin) for one year following standard chemotherapy are at significantly less risk of the cancer returning, and the effect is long lasting, according to the long-term results of the landmark HERA trial published Online First in The Lancet Oncology...
Roche's Expensive Avastin Denied UK Approval For Breast Cancer
2/24/2011
The United Kingdom's regulatory board, has rejected Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of patients suffering from metastatic breast cancer. There is simply not enough proof that the drug is truly beneficial in upping survival rates...
Agendia Receives Fifth FDA Clearance For Industry Leading MammaPrint(R) Assay
2/24/2011
Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that the company has received its fifth U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for MammaPrint(R), its widely used breast cancer recurrence assay...
Newborn Screening For Dangerous Blood Disorder Can Save Lives
2/24/2011
A new and groundbreaking study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland hematologists is the first of its type to examine the natural history of heritable blood disorder hemoglobin H (HbH) which is on the rise in the United States. Patients with hemoglobin H have a moderately-severe anemia because of gene defects leading to insufficient production of hemoglobin...
Whole Fresh Blood For Transfusions May Have A Longer Shelf Life Than Now Assumed
2/24/2011
In a finding that may potentially improve survival from war injuries and disasters, laboratory researchers report that refrigerated whole blood may have a shelf life well beyond the current standard of 24 to 48 hours. "We have found that whole blood retains its clotting properties at least 11 days under standard refrigeration," said the study leader, David Jobes, M.D...
Key Cell- Survival Proteins Exploited By Cancer-Causing Virus
2/24/2011
A cancer-causing retrovirus exploits key proteins in its host cells to extend the life of those cells, thereby prolonging its own survival and ability to spread, according to a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) and Ohio State's College of Veterinary Medicine...
GPs Take More Than A Month To Record Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis In One In 10 Cases, UK
2/24/2011
Family doctors can take more than a month to record ovarian cancer, once diagnosed by a specialist, in one in 10 cases, indicates research published in the launch issue of the new online journal BMJ Open. Ovarian cancer was also incorrectly or prematurely classified in 11% of cases, the data show...
Groundbreaking Australian Study Examines Treatment For Women With Ovarian Cancer
2/24/2011
A groundbreaking national study by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) will provide the first national data about the treatment received by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Australia...